single-eyedadj.
1. figurative. Having the eye single or sound; sincere, honest, straightforward. (Cf. single adj. 14b.)
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective]
aefauldOE
trueOE
true as steela1300
throlya1375
entirec1380
faithfula1382
entirelyc1400
single1519
sincere1533
sincere1539
simple-minded1556
Dunstable?1565
truthful?1567
single-hearted1574
single-minded1577
sound1580
downright1584
unaffected1592
real1597
plain-hearted1601
unartificial1603
free1619
honest1634
fair and square1636
round-dealing1642
wholehearted1657
down flata1663
well-designing1670
heart-whole1684
single-eyed1705
unsanctimoniousa1797
natural1825
bona fide1827
unfallacious1827
jannock1828
forthcoming1835
up and down1836
bonified1840
forthgoing1851
unhypocritical1854
forthright1855
upstanding1863
on the level1872
genuine1890
for real1954
upfront1967
1705 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft 25 The..General Council..was at Ariminum, who were all (but one single-ey'd Man) Arrians.
1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago III. ii. 66 You are..too noble, single-eyed, self-sacrificing to endure my vanity.
1890 Spectator 19 July 74/1 Those who best understand what may be done by single-eyed, eager, and resolute clergymen.
2. literal. Having one eye or eye-like mark; one-eyed, monoculous.
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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted > having eye-like spot
oculate1656
oculated1688
pupilled1803
pupillatea1834
single-eyed1839
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having an eye or eyes > single-eyed
Polyphemian1602
Polyphemous1695
Polyphemic1837
single-eyed1839
1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 348/1 None of these single-eyed monsters [Cyclopia]..live for more than an hour or two after birth.
1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. June 420/1 Its single-eyed spot near the tip of the fore-wings.
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